Alexander is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Lanier is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Alexander Cougars will take on the Lanier Longhorns at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, Alexander sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Whitewater.
Alexander was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Emory Pitts and
Aliyah Lowe, who scored both of Alexander's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 67 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lanier kept a clean sheet against Archer on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Tigers 1-0. That's two games straight that Lanier has won by just one goal.
Alexander is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Lanier, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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